Lattice pies, toasted pumpkin seeds dusted with salt, mittens and gloves. Hay rides, Indian corn, cinnamon, and socks. Hand-outlined turkey shapes, Pilgrim hats, and jack-o-lanterns made of construction paper and Elmer’s Glue. Seeing breath.
Doggie sweaters, tumbling gourd centerpieces, and knee-high zip-up boots. Tailgating, grilled cheese and tomato sandwiches, mugs and thermoses. Sharpened pencils, vests, knee-high socks and back-to-school plaid. Corduroy, fishnets, and Wicked Essie nail polish. Cranberries. Suede-patched blazers, pea-coats, scarves and cold noses.
Brooms, outlines of black cats, hot caramel apple cider, walnut honey bars, layers. Mud, boots, leaves, chowder, and candy corns. Orange. Apple pies, roasted chicken, stuffing. Velvet, suede, leather, and argyle. Hot coffee, eggplant, rust, and forest.
October 6th, 2004 at 10:45 am
candy, candy, candy! pillow cases full of it! costumes! scarey movies! giddylicious!
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October 6th, 2004 at 11:06 am
Is this a list of the stuff you pack when you go on your autumn vacation?
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October 6th, 2004 at 12:18 pm
I LOOOOOOVVVVE grilled cheese & tomato sandwiches. I do not generally wait till fall to eat them, though.
Fall also includes my favorite birthdays (including mine!)
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October 6th, 2004 at 2:11 pm
pumpkin and apple-picking, bonfires, sleeping with socks on.
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October 6th, 2004 at 2:50 pm
kicking through the leaves on the way to class yesterday was heaven.
stephanie, i am continually surprised at how much i share with you- it's all in the details… either that or maybe we're just cliché =)
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October 6th, 2004 at 4:22 pm
i like all of the above.. and the smell of peoples fireplaces in the night sky.. and hearty foods with gravy.. mmmmm gravy.
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October 6th, 2004 at 8:57 pm
…not to mention the "fall" vs. "autumn" arguments I have with people.
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October 6th, 2004 at 9:07 pm
I'm SO ready for my knee high zip up boots…but it was 90 degrees in L.A. today.
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October 7th, 2004 at 7:44 am
Kate…we're ready to see you.
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October 7th, 2004 at 11:52 pm
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September 26th, 2006 at 11:01 am
I'm sooo doing my own Noctober (copyright Greek Tragedy) post!
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September 26th, 2006 at 7:00 pm
the smell of dry leaves in the air and the crunch of them under my loafers. the air biting my cheeks. building a float for the homecoming parade in a friend's driveway. apple crisp. apple orchards on the weekend. sweaters. pumpkin spice latte. fresh carrots just out of the soil. sweatshirts. the early darkening of night.
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September 27th, 2006 at 5:52 am
what a beautiful way to describe the season.
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